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How to Change Blocked Message List in
Outlook Express & Netscape Messenger

Question:
My Blocked Message List is growing all out of proportion! Is there a way to shorten it?

Answer:

You could try blocking by "Domains" rather than individual addresses. The domain is the part of the e-mail address that comes after the "@", i.e., in the address info@microsoft.com "microsoft.com" is the domain name. That way, all mail from that particular domain is blocked. The downside to blocking domains, of course, is that you'll block all mail, including valid mail, from those domains.

Included below the Answer is steps in how to Block a sender in Outlook Express and also how to remove someone from the Blocked Senders list for benefit of other list members.

To block a domain using Outlook Express:

• select the <Tools> menu
  
  
• choose the <Message Rules> option, and a side menu opens
  
  
• select the <Blocked Senders List> ... The Message Rules Window opens
  
  
• under the tab marked <Blocked Senders>, you'll find your list of blocked addresses
  
  
• select the <Add> button ... now the Add Sender Window opens
  
  
• instead of typing in a full e-mail address, just type in the domain name
  
  
• select <OK>

Your new domain blocker will appear in the Blocked Senders List. You can now use the <Remove> button to remove any blocked addresses that end with that domain name.

Netscape Messenger does the same thing but in a slightly different way:

• select the <Edit> menu
  
  
• select the <Message Filters> option ...
  
  
• from the Message Filters Window, select the <New> button
  
  
• in the Filter Rules menu that now opens, type in a filter name. You want to use the pull-down menus so that the top reads "the sender of the message contains" followed by the domain name. The bottom line should read "then move to folder" and "trash".
  
  
• select <OK> to complete the process
  
  
• back at the Message Filters Window you'll find the new rule listed in the "filters will be applied" box
  
  
• select <OK> to finish the process

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To Block a SENDER using Outlook Express:

• Select the email message (single-click the message with the left mouse button to select it if you use a mouse)
  
  
• Select (single-click) the <Message> menu, and select (single-click) on the <Block Sender> option
  
  
• A prompt window will open asking if you're certain you want to add the e-mail address to the blocked senders list
• Choose (single-click on) <Yes> to complete the process

To Remove addresses from your Blocked Sender list in Outlook Express:

• Select (single-click) the <Tools> menu
  
  
• Choose the <Message Rules> option
  
  
• A side menu will open... Select (single-click) the <Blocked Senders List> option
  
  
• The Message Rules Window opens... Select (single-click) the address you want from the list of blocked messages, and then select (single-click) the <Remove> option.
  
  
• You'll be asked if you're certain you want to remove the address from the blocked sender list. Select (single-click) <Yes>, and the address will no longer be blocked.

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